List of accolades received by Mersal explained

List of accolades received by Mersal
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Mersal [1] is a 2017 Indian vigilante action film directed by Atlee Kumar, who co-wrote the screenplay with V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. Ramana Girivasan.[2] [3] Produced by N. Ramasamy and Hema Rukmani under the banner of Thenandal Studio Limited,[4] Mersal features Vijay in triple roles for the first time in his career.[5] S. J. Surya, Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen and Samantha Akkineni play the other lead roles while Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala and Sathyaraj feature as supporting characters.[6] [7] A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack, while also handling the background score along with Qutub-E-Kripa.[8] Ruben and G. K. Vishnu were in charge of the editing and cinematography respectively.[9] The film follows two brothers, Vetri (Vijay), a renowned magician, and Maaran (Vijay), a doctor who charges meagre amounts for his patients, who try to expose the corrupt dealings and medical crimes of another doctor, Daniel Arockiaraj (Surya), who also happens to be the same person that killed their parents, Vetrimaaran (Vijay) and Aishwarya (Menen).[10]

Produced on a budget of ₹1.2 billion (about US$17.5 million in 2017),[11] [12] Mersal was released on 18 October 2017 and received positive reviews.[13] It was also a commercial success, grossing ₹2.6 billion (about US$39.3 million in 2017) worldwide.[14] The film won 35 awards from 57 nominations; its direction, screenplay, music and Vijay's performances received the most attention from award groups.

Mersal received eleven nominations at the 65th Filmfare Awards South, including those for Best Director (Atlee), Best Actor (Vijay) and Best Supporting Actor (Surya). It won in two categories – Best Supporting Actress (Menen) and Best Music Director (Rahman).[15] [16] At the 10th Vijay Awards, it received eight nominations and won three, Favourite Film, Best Director and Favourite Song.[17] [18] Mersal received twelve nominations at the 7th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won five awards, including Best Director for Atlee, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Surya and Best Music Director for Rahman.[19] [20] Among other wins, the film received ten Techofes Awards,[21] [22] seven Edison Awards,[23] five Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards,[24] [25] two Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, one award for Best Foreign Film at the National Film Awards UK.[26] [27] and Best International actor award for Vijay at International Achievement Recognition Award UK.[28]

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards10 January 2018Best ActorVijay
Best ActressKajal Aggarwal
Best Music Director
Best Playback Singer — Female for "Neethane"
Best Costume Designer, Archa Mehta, Komal Shahani, Pallavi Singh, Jayalakshmi Sundaresan
Edison Awards26 February 2018Best Director
Best Villain
Best Male Playback SingerSathyaprakash for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Best LyricistVivek
Best ChoreographerShobi
Best Cinematographer
Best Art Director
Filmfare Awards South16 June 2018Best Director – Tamil
Best Actor – TamilVijay
Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Best Music Director – Tamil
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil for "Neethane"
for "Macho"
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for "Neethane"
for "Macho"
Best Lyricist – TamilVivek for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Vivek for "Neethane"
National Film Awards UK28 March 2018Best Foreign Film, N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani
Best Supporting ActorVijay
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards26 January 2018Best LyricistVivek
Best Playback Singer – Female for "Neethane"
South Indian International Movie Awards14 – 15 September 2018Best Film, N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani
Best Director
Best ActorVijay
Best Actress
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Best Music Director
Best LyricistVivek for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Best Male Playback Singer for "Neethane"
for "Macho"
Best Female Playback Singer for "Neethane"
Best Comedian
Best Cinematographer
Techofes Awards19 February 2018Best Film, N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani
Best Director
Best ActorVijay
Best Villain
Best Male Playback SingerSathyaprakash for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Best Female Playback Singer for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Best LyricistVivek
Best ChoreographerShobi
Best Cinematographer
Best Art Director
Vijay Awards3 June 2018Best Dialogue, S. Ramana Girivasan
Best Male Playback Singer for "Neethane"
Best Female Playback Singer for "Neethane"
Best LyricistVivek for "Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
Best Cinematographer
Favourite Film, N. Ramasamy, Hema Rukmani
Favourite Director
Favourite Song"Aalaporaan Thamizhan"
International Achievement Recognition Award UK(IARA UK)International Achievement Recognition Award UK - 2018Best International Actor[29]

See also

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Notes and References

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